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title: "19 U.S.C. § 4661"
description: "Establishment"
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title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
chapter_number: "29"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION"
section: "4661"
citation: "19 U.S.C. § 4661"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 19 U.S.C. § 4661 - Establishment

## Text

The Secretary of Labor shall—

(1) hire and fix the compensation of up to 5 additional full-time officers or employees of the Department of Labor; and

(2) detail or assign such officers or employees to the United States Embassy or a United States Consulate in Mexico to carry out the duties described in section 4662 of this title.

(Pub. L. 116–113, title VII, § 721, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 86.)